Windrose Airlines

Not to be confused with Windrose Air.
Windrose Airlines
Wind Rose Aviation
Авіакомпанія Роза Вітрів
IATA ICAO Callsign
7W[1] WRC WIND ROSE
Founded 28 October 2003
Operating bases Boryspil International Airport
Fleet size 7
Company slogan Wind of your freedom
Headquarters Kyiv, Ukraine
Key people Vladimir Kamenchuk
Website windrose.aero

Windrose Airlines, legally Wind Rose Aviation Company, is a Ukrainian charter airline based at Boryspil International Airport. Founded on 28 October 2003, the airline's headquarters is in Kiev; it operates charter flights to destinations in Western Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

History

Since 2003, the 'Wind Rose' Airlines provided charter flights to Europe and the Middle East. In 2006, regular flights to Moscow and Kaliningrad, Russia, were initiated. In 2008 the company expanded its route network, then sharply reduced it.[2] Since 2008, "Wind Rose" Airlines has focused on charter flights. From 2010 to the present day, 'Wind Rose' airlines has been licensed to operate regular flights, should the need arise. The airline was the first to carry out flights basing its aircraft at various airports in Ukraine. 'Wind Rose' Airlines is the first Ukrainian airline to operate the following new generation aircraft: Airbus A-321, Airbus A-320, Embraer ERJ-195 and Airbus A-330.

Destinations [3]

Wind Rose Aviation company operates charter flights from the major cities of Ukraine to Europe and the Middle East. Wind Rose Aviation company operates charter flights to various destinations, including Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Montenegro, Greece, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Israel and the largest cities of Ukraine. Wind Rose Aviation operates charter flights to and from the following destinations (as of July 2014):[4]

Africa

 Egypt

Europe

 Austria
 Bulgaria
 Finland
 Montenegro
 Spain
 Slovenia
 Turkey
 Ukraine

Fleet

Windrose Airlines Airbus A321-200

The Windrose Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2016):[5]

Windrose Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Seats Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 180
Airbus A321-200 4 218 Leased to Airblue
Airbus A330-200 1 330 Leased to Airblue
Total 7

References

  1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. "Wind Rose Aviation".
  3. "Destinations - WINDROSE". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. "Destinations - WINDROSE". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. "Wind Rose Aviation Fleet". Retrieved 19 January 2016.

External links

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